Punch & Judy. The Double Disillusion Election Of 2010

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Black Inc.
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 246 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Mungo covers the closest election in Australian history …In early 2010, there were few signs that the coming election would be so hotly contested. Tony Abbott had just become the third Opposition leader in as many years, and a politically buoyant Kevin Rudd seemed a shoo-in for a second term.Then came the dramatic eleventh-hour leadership change that installed Julia Gillard as prime minister the first woman ever to lead the nation and Abbotts old sparring partner.The ensuing campaign saw both leaders racing from the malls to the mines in a desperate attempt to win over the swingers and woo an increasingly sceptical electorate. The result was a hung parliament, the first minority government since World War II, and a new phase in Australian democracy.This is a pacy, perceptive account of the 2010 election year and its remarkable outcome by one of Australias most entertaining writers.

ISBN: 9781863955119